HUMOR IN UNIFORM

Reader's Digest

Having just moved into his new office, a pompous colonel was sitting at his desk when a private knocked on the door.  Conscious of his  new position, the colonel told the private to enter, then quickly picked up the phone and said, "Yes, General, I'll be seeing the brigadier this afternoon, and I'll pass along your message. In the meantime, thank you for your good wishes, sir." Feeling as though he had sufficiently impressed the young enlisted man, he asked, "What do you want?"

"Sir," the private replied, "I'm here to hook up your phone."